R E Q U I E T U S

"Pārsliņa" (Flake)

2010-12-26T02:42:00.007+02:00

"Pārsliņa" means "flake" (when referring to snow), and it is a name for my Ibanez guitar with the green pickguard. This is a meditation on a guitar, music, holiday and winter solstice theme. Happy New Year, and let there be harmony upon us !

Poulin LeCab 2

2010-12-03T10:27:00.006+02:00

All hail LePou again ! We have the new version of guitar and bass impulse loader LeCab which features now 6 slots, input channel, low cut, high cut, phase inversion, panning, and - what makes a real difference - convenient browsing thru the impulses with "back" and "forward" buttons as well as drop-down menu with directory contents, and proud to mention design by Requietus. Get the LeCab 2 here, on LePou's site (~2 MB).

LeGion from LePou

2010-03-07T22:16:00.013+02:00

Another great VST amp sim from LePou. This time it is completely original design, not based on any hardware gear. This high gain amp does not require any booster before it in the sound chain. GUI by Requietus. Download it here.

Floyd trem mods

2010-02-28T01:57:00.022+02:00

A couple of neat mods to floyd rose equipped guitars - Ibanez Edge Pro arm torque and Schaller SureClaw replacement for conventional spring claw.

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You might also like the article about tremolo stabilization tools.

LeXTAC from LePou

2010-02-09T11:25:00.011+02:00

Inspired by a great Californian boutique amplifier, LePou has made another vst amp sim masterpiece. Check out the new LeXTAC at his website. GUI by Requietus.

"Zaķīšu pirtiņa" (Hares' bathhouse)

2009-11-01T22:50:00.008+02:00

This is a very famous latvian animation movie of 70ties (correct me if I'm wrong) originally performed by group "Menuets". This video I present is more like my rock version for it, with some lyrics and sounds from the original movie audible in the background.

Those of you who haven't seen the original one, I would even suggest to do that first.

Enjoy !

LE456 from LePou

2009-10-20T11:04:00.006+03:00

I am proud to announce that there is a new amp sim from mister LePou called LE456, for which I was doing the skin. The first guess would be probably correct about what gear it emulates.

AcmeBarGig Preampus Metal - cont'd

2009-09-14T14:33:00.006+03:00

Two more plugins released by AcmeBarGig - Series 60 and C-15. Both are high gain at its most. Download Series 60 here and C-15 here. GUI by Requietus.

AcmeBarGig Preampus Metal - Razor

2009-08-30T00:59:00.004+03:00

I am lucky to have designed some plugins for a VST plugin company AcmeBarGig. The first in the series is Razor. Download it here (2,3 MB). Check back soon because the "Preampus Metal" line will feature more amps.

Updates for stereo

2009-08-26T22:00:00.010+03:00

I have received many requests to update some of plugins here with stereo capabilities. The background is of course the extended routing possibilities, for example, it's convinient to feed a stereo bus with two separate channels and to have a single plugin on insert, for double-tracking. Thus, we very much appreciate stereo plugins nowadays. But, please be warned, these are more CPU-intensive since there are two instances loaded with each.

update: Simulanalog Guitar Suite Stereo

update: TSS GUI Wrapper Stereo

Nick Crow Tube Driver 1.0

2009-08-23T21:33:00.007+03:00

May I present an alternate GUI version for Nick Crow's Tube Driver which is devised to enrich your audio with warm tube saturation. Check out other Nick's classics and perhaps consider donating if you find these plugins useful. Now get your copy of TubeDriver1-Req.rar (5 MB).

Nick Crow 8505 Lead

2009-04-25T23:00:00.004+03:00

I am very proud to co-announce the release of Nick Crow's 8505 Lead (make a wiiiild guess what it's been modelled after and modded) amp sim. Download it from Nick's page. There is also a non-SSE2 version available for legacy CPUs.

Nick Crow 7170 Lead

2009-04-20T20:30:00.004+03:00

7170 Lead is the latest plugin (probably modelled after some Peavey head) from our beloved amp sim godfather Nick Crow, with GUI version by Your Requietus. Available for download from Nick Crow Lab page. Santa comes more than once a year, doesn't he? ;-)

Interactive Frequency Chart

2009-03-27T12:53:00.003+02:00

Here's an interactive frequency chart for most common instruments used. Very useful reference tool for both education and mastering.

SoloC by LePou

2009-03-26T11:47:00.011+02:00

Ladies and Gentlemen! Mesdames et Messieurs! May I present my personal favorite of freeware amp sims in a long time: SoloC - masterfully written by LePou, and obviously based on Soldano. By the way, LePou is the guy who wrote that superb tutorial at guitarampmodeling.com about skinning the GUIless plugins using Synthedit, and whose instructions your servant Requietus has been patiently and hopefully creatively following :-) Visit LePou's blog for the latest version of SoloC and I also encourage you to donate him if you find the plugin useful. However, you can get an old version of SoloC 1.02 here (640 KB).

The Last Word In Tremolo Stabilization

2009-03-25T18:53:00.007+02:00

I was just about going to write some review-style article of my own observations about stabilizers (not blockers!) for floyd rose systems when I stumbled upon this set of reviews at http://joe.emenaker.com/TremStabilizers. I would agree with it at some 95% except for the Tremol-No part, however, I would have given 100% the same score for each of the product reviewed. Thus, thanks to this Joe guy for having it written :-)

Simulanalog Guitar Suite GUI

2008-12-15T16:52:00.008+02:00

I've been using SimulAnalog's Guitar Suite for quite some time, especially its JCM900, recorded one full length album ("Life After Life" in 2006), even with the interface of this VST plugin being GUI-less. And I've always thought it'd be cool to have it with GUI, and as close to its hardware prototype look as possible. Download Simulanalog.Guitar.Suite.GUI.rar (7,8 MB)
stereo update: Simulanalog.Guitar.Suite.GUI[stereo].rar (6,5 MB)

Juicy GUI Wrapper

2008-12-12T08:54:00.011+02:00

Here is one more VST plugin I've skinned. It is Juicy77 from BTE Audio. It actually has a skin of its own, yes, but it doesn't really look like (probably) the purple Soldano SP-77 (II) that it has been modelled after. But this wrapped GUI tries to look like rackmount SLO 100, also all in purple. Download Juicy.GUI.Wrapper.rar (6,5 MB), a GUI shell that wraps the Juicy77.dll of BTE Audio. Check out also the GUI wrapper of their TSS.

TSS GUI Wrapper

2008-12-11T00:41:00.011+02:00

TubeScreamer's Secret from BTE Audio has a GUI of its own, but it kinda doesn't really show what an actual beast this three-knob unit is, so this GUI wrap was an attempt to visualize it, dressing it into Ibanez TS-9 style casing. I've never owned tube screamers hardware stomps, but if this is what they sound like... I might be going for one. Download TSS.GUI.Wrapper.rar (6 MB) a GUI shell that wraps the TSS.dll of BTE Audio.
stereo update: TSS.GUI.Wrapper[stereo].rar (3 MB)

GUI for Soldano CM SLO-X88 plugin

2008-12-10T00:57:00.007+02:00

I also made a GUI version for Soldano SLO-X88 which is commercially available in CD with Computer Music magazine issue. If you are the happy owner of that CM issue, download the Soldano.CM.SLO-X88.rar (1,5 MB)

Nick Crow Wagner Sharp MKII GUI

2008-11-30T00:11:00.018+02:00

Merciless high gain and vital responsiveness describes Nick Crow's Wagner Sharp MK2 the best. This GUI has animated tubes which gleam based on volume of the incoming signal. Download wagner.sharp.mk2.GUI.rar (2 MB) Be sure to check out also from Nick Crow the amazing Simple Guitar Combo!

Green PreXpression (based on Green Gate and Green Wah)

2008-11-28T19:59:00.012+02:00

If there is a freeware vst gate and/or wah on inserts on any of my audio channels, those definitely are Green Gate and Green Wah, developed (my guess is in SynthEdit) by Wurr Audio Engineering. The Green PreXpression merges these two but goes a little further: an incoming volume swell pedal has been added (responds to MIDI CC#7), an output pan knob for more routing possibilities, a wah pedal of course (responds to MIDI CC#11), and the wah module fx mix knob. Watch the pedals in action as you step on your MIDI foot controller! You do have one, don't you? If necessary, you can always disengage the wah module. Download Green PreXpression (5,2 MB).

MXR EVH phase90 GUI

2008-11-24T02:34:00.006+02:00

A tribute to Eddie Van Halen community. This is another vst made by Antti, this time it's a recreation of classic guitar pedal MXR Phase90, and dressed after its EVH version. Note that the hardware prototype has only "speed" dial, but this simulation has also subtle "drive" and "feedback" dials. Download MXR.EVH.phase90.GUI.rar (860 KB)

Saro amp GUI

2008-11-23T14:35:00.009+02:00

Saro's author Antti says: "Don't expect Fender-style creamy warmth - Saro goes for full-on crunch (or insanity with high drive settings)." And it is indeed so. With Saro (inspired by the AX-84 High Octane guitar amp) you have instant fuzz-esque round drive, almost neck hambucker type lead sound. And Saro has now GUI. Download SaroGUI.rar (1 MB)

Cortex Stack (Cortex Amp and OldCab with GUI)

2008-11-21T22:44:00.011+02:00

Another cool find of VST amp sims for guitars has now GUI. Two plugins were used for Cortex Stack: Cortex amp (4 different preamps, gain, tube & transistor, eq, boost and more) and OldCab (cabinet simulator, has Marshall, Hughes & Kettner, Fender and others, 16 in total) developed by Matthias Becker. You can toggle those on and off. The cool feature is microphone combinations. The GUI has two microphones but try to think of them as one: the sound comes from the spot where the imaginary vectors of microphones intersect. Download cortex.stack.rar (2,2 MB)

Nick Crow Simple Guitar Combo GUI

2008-11-18T17:46:00.014+02:00

Here's a GUI version of Nick Crow's Simple Guitar Combo, another great plugin developed by Nikolai Voronin, the man behind famous Wagner Sharp. Download nick.crow-simple.guitar.combo.rar (840 KB) stereo

Complete skins for Peavey Revalver MKIII

2008-11-07T16:00:00.008+02:00

This is the complete pack of skins I've made for Peavey Revalver MKIII. It is 6 amps, 4 stomps, 5 preamps, 6 poweramps. I've also reduced the module selection window preview graphics from 128x128 to 128x64, to save some space and add visual reference.
And the skins do not affect the global ReValverMkIII.xrc file. Download rmkiii.skins.exe (2,5 MB). Any comments ?

Shell icons for Peavey Revalver MKIII files

2008-10-27T16:10:00.009+02:00

There are 75 types of files created by Peavey Revalver MKIII. Browsing moduleparams directory might be awkward due to lack of visual aid. Shell icons should be of great help here. Download Shell icons for Peavey Revalver MKIII files (480 KB) The executable file is a self-extracting RAR archive.

Subset of files for Drumkit From Hell Superior and C&V

2008-10-15T12:15:00.011+03:00

Toontrack is definitely my long-time favorite, speaking of quality and interface of their sample libraries. I've been using Drumkit From Hell Superior, Custom & Vintage, EZdrummer and Superior 2. All are stunning audio performance and a pleasure to work with (yet casually lagging on huge projects). But there is one problem: the size of original DFH Superior is nearly 35 Gigabytes of samples. And if you add Custom & Vintage with 35 Gigs more...

To save my HDD space I wrote this little program which makes a separate copy of samples used. I don't ever use rods, brushes, mallets, so I can get rid of them. But what's more important: I can load a drumkit file and save to a separate folder (and then replace the original destination) those samples which are used for this kit. Not very flexible afterwards, of course, but if I feel I've compiled a dream kit, it works for me. And hopefully for others, experiencing the same HDD capacity issues ;-) And it's only 500 KB - supsubset1.0